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Identifying Early-Life Behavior To Predict Mothering Ability In Swine Utilizing NuTrack System, Savannah Gabrielle Millburn

Department of Animal Science: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Early recognition of indicator traits for swine reproduction and longevity supports economical selection decision making. Gilt activity is a key variable impacting a sow’s herd life and productivity. The purpose of this study was to examine early- life behaviors contributing to farrowing traits including gestation length (GL), number born alive (NBA), number weaned (NW), and herd life (HL). Herd life was a binary trait representing if a gilt was culled after one parity. Beginning at approximately 20 weeks of age, video recordings were taken on 480 gilts for 7 consecutive days and processed using the NUtrack system. Activity traits …

Financial Benchmarks For Diversified, Direct-Market Produce Farms, Michael Sciabarrasi

UNH Cooperative Extension

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Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

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Evaluating The Effect Of Woodchips On Soil Matric Potential, Temperature, Weed Biomass, And Yield Of Selected Crops, Leonard Githinji, Patrick Johnson

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

Organic mulches are very popular for weed control in sustainable agricultural systems where the application of synthetic herbicides is restricted. A study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of organic mulch in controlling weeds, enhancing soil matric potential, and soil temperature. Blended hardwood mulch was applied to the soil surface at a thickness of 10 cm. The experimental design was laid out as a completely randomized design with two treatments, viz., mulch and no-mulch, replicated 5 times. Data were collected during the growing period for weed biomass, soil matric potential, soil temperature, and yield of selected crops. Results from a …

Assessing The Global Drivers Of Sustained Economic Development: The Role Of Trade Openness, Financial Development, And Fdi, Riza Radmehr, Ernest Baba Ali, Samira Shayanmehr, Sayed Saghaian, Elham Darbandi, Ebenezer Agbozo, Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie

Agricultural Economics Faculty Publications

Achieving economic development is one of the most important economic goals of every country. Identifying the determinants of economic growth, is a useful tool for adopting appropriate economic policies. This study, therefore, empirically examines the impact of trade openness, foreign direct investment, and financial development on economic growth, across 62 countries over the period 1995–2016. These countries are divided into two groups: low-income and high-income countries. We employ the pooled mean group (PMG), mean group (MG), and dynamic fixed effect (DFE) estimation techniques on the cross-country panel data. The findings show a positive long run association between trade openness, foreign …

Two Inter-Row Spacing And Staggered Planting On Collard (Brassica Oleracea L. Var. Acephala Dc.) Yield In A Wiregrass Tunnel House, Cassandra Searight, Victor Khan, James E. Currington, David Miller, Justin Tate, Jeffery Moore, Carnell Mcalpine

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

There is interest among small vegetable producers to grow collards in Tunnel Houses during the winter months. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to determine if collard yields could be increased by reducing row spacing and increasing plant density. This study had four treatments replicated three times, and “Georgia” and “Hi-Crop Hybrid” collards were transplanted on single, and staggered rows spaced 18” and 24” apart in a split-split-plot design. At 45 days after transplanting 50% of the leaves from all plants in each treatment were harvested, counted, and weighed. The results showed staggered 18 and 24” rows increased yields …

Factors Associated With Attracting Business And Industry To Selected Black Belt Counties Of Alabama, Andrew Zekeri

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

There is limited recent research on the economic development strategies that local officials, state, and federal governments are employing in rural Alabama. To better understand these strategies, the data were collected from local community officials in two rural Alabama counties. The objectives are to examine what efforts are being used, and what resources are available for economic development efforts. Data were analyzed using hierarchical regression analyses to test the hypothesis that past community action and community solidarity variables can contribute to a higher probability of recruiting business and industry than will be predicted by the ecological characteristics of the communities …

Impact Of Selected Factors On Farm Income For The Alabama Black Belt Counties And Non-Alabama Black Belt Counties, David Nii O. Tackie

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

The study examined the impact of selected factors on farm income in the Alabama Black Belt Counties (ABBCs) and Non-Alabama Black Belt Counties (NABBCs). Data were obtained from the 2017 Census of Agriculture and analyzed using ordinary least square regression analysis. The results revealed that for the ABBCs, average size of farms, government payments, and average farm production expenses significantly affected average cash farm income (ACFI); for the NABBCs, median size of farms, government payments, and average farm production expenses significantly affected ACFI. Furthermore, for the ABBCs, average size of farms, government payments, and total farm production expenses significantly impacted …

Prevalence Of Gastrointestinal Parasites In Lactating Kiko Does And Their Kids In Woodlands With Supplements, Bhuwan Shrestha, Uma Karki, Anand Tiwari, Santoshi Chaudhary, Lila Karki, Chukwuemeka Okere

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

Gastrointestinal (GI) parasites pose a major health concern in goats raised in pastures. The study objective was to evaluate GI parasites’ prevalence in lactating Kiko does and kids stocked in woodlands with supplemental grazing or feedstuffs. Seventeen lactating Kiko does, and their thirty-three kids were divided into two groups. Group 1 was supplemented with grazing in silvopastures and Group 2 with ad libitum hay and corn (0.5% of metabolic weight) along with stocking in woodland plots rotationally. Fecal samples were analyzed for type and quantity of GI parasites from animals having FAMACHA score 3 and higher. Group-1 does showed a …

Establishing A Small-Scale Pastured Poultry Operation In Kentucky, Frederick N. Bebe

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

Pastured poultry is poultry rotationally raised on pasture, as opposed to large-scale confinement operations. There has been a growing demand for pastured poultry as a result of the adverse effects of the use of antibiotics in large-scale caged systems and pastured poultry’s attributable nutritional and economic benefits to consumers. As a result, an increasing number of small-scale farmers in Kentucky have begun raising birds both for personal consumption and for supplemental income, in conjunction with other farm enterprises. Poultry is the number one agricultural commodity in Kentucky. Thus, knowledge of how to establish small-scale pastured poultry operations as an alternate …

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Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

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Historical Corn Price Evolution Implications For Pre-Harvest Hedging, Cory Walters, Richard K. Preston

Cornhusker Economics

Commodity markets evolve through information provided by participating buyers and sellers and throughout this process the conditions in which commodity markets work are revealed. Producer pre-harvest commodity marketing can be further developed by incorporating information on how commodity markets work, leading to better farm financial performance.

We investigate how commodity markets have historically evolved from spring to fall. While changes in future prices appear random in any given year, observing average daily prices over 32 years could uncover a seasonal tendency. In the past 32 years, the average daily price tends to be higher in the spring than the fall, …

Incidence Of Drug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Strains In Organic And Conventional Watermelons Grown In Tennessee, Onyekachukwu Akaeze, Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge, Dilip Nandwani, Abdullah Ibn Mafiz, Maureen Nzomo, Tobenna Aniume

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

The production and consumption of organic fresh produce have constantly increased since the 1990s. Consumers prefer organic produce because it does not contain synthetic chemical residues that are often implicated in health problems. The contamination of fresh produce by pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae strains remains a major challenge, and is responsible for frequent foodborne disease outbreaks. The use of antibiotics has proved an effective treatment, but the increase in occurrences of antibiotic resistance is becoming a health challenge. This study seeks to establish the presence of antimicrobial resistance in Enterobacteriaceae on organic and conventional watermelon fruits. Watermelons used for this study were …

Mitigating The Adverse Effects Of Semi-Arid Climate On Capsicum Cultivation By Using The Retractable Roof Production System, Giao N. Nguyen, Neil Lantzke

Horticulture Research Articles

Capsicum (Capsicum annuum L.) belongs to the Solanaceae family and is an economically important vegetable crop. However, the crop is very sensitive to adverse weather conditions such as high temperatures and excessive sunlight, which cause flower and young fruit to drop and sunscald to mature fruits. Using protected cultivation such as shade covers or net houses is a feasible agronomic approach to protect the crop from high light intensity, which increases plant growth, reduces fruit damage, and increases marketable fruit yield and quality. Low-cost protected cropping options such as fixed-roof net houses have proved cost-effective and suitable for fruiting vegetable …

2022 Nebraska Ballot Issues, J. David Aiken

Cornhusker Economics

Three issues will be on the 2022 statewide ballot, one proposed by the Nebraska Unicameral and two added to the ballot by initiative petition. The three issues are: 1) public payments to expand commercial airline service; 2) requiring photo IDs for voting; and 3) increasing the Nebraska minimum wage from $9/hour to $15/hour.

New Cooperative Approaches: Successes And Opportunities, Charlotte Narjes

Cornhusker Economics

The National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International states that there are 40,000 co-ops in the United States that range in size. Examples of cooperatives include the local Ace Hardware (purchasing cooperative) to Land O' Lakes. Cooperative businesses operate across virtually all industries, or sectors. The most common cooperative in Nebraska is the agricultural cooperative. According to the Nebraska Cooperative Council ag facts, in June 2020 there were 401 cooperatives located across the state providing jobs and services in many rural communities. In addition, there are over 64,400 farmers and ranchers that are voting members of Nebraska cooperatives with many members …

The Federated Circles Of The Mandarin Garden Club Year Book 1961, Mandarin Garden Club

Mandarin Garden Club Yearbooks

Mandarin Garden Club yearbook listing committee members, activities, meetings and member rosters. Edited by Eleanor Aiken

Patterns Of Population Structure And Introgression Among Recently Differentiated Drosophila Melanogaster Populations, Jenn M. Coughlan, Andrius J. Dagilis, Antonio Serrato-Capuchina, Hope Elias, David Peede, Kristin Isbell, Dean M. Castillo, Brandon S. Cooper, Daniel R. Matute

Nebraska Cooperative Extension: Faculty and Staff Publications

Despite a century of genetic analysis, the evolutionary processes that have generated the patterns of exceptional genetic and phenotypic variation in the model organism Drosophila melanogaster remains poorly understood. In particular, how genetic variation is partitioned within its putative ancestral range in Southern Africa remains unresolved. Here, we study patterns of population genetic structure, admixture, and the spatial structuring of candidate incompatibility alleles across a global sample, including 223 new accessions, predominantly from remote regions in Southern Africa. We identify nine major ancestries, six that primarily occur in Africa and one that has not been previously described. We find evidence …

Determination Of Four Kinds Of Illegally-Added Artificial Sweeteners In Syrups By High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Zhong Fei-Fei, Lei De-Qing, Zhou Jin-Sha, Liu Bo, Wang Zi-Qing

Food and Machinery

Objective: A high performance liquid chromatography method was established for determination of four artificial sweeteners in syrups, i.e., acesulfame, saccharin sodium, aspartame and advantame.Methods:Acetonitrile was used as mobile phase A, and 0.02 mol/L ammonium dihydrogen phosphate (pH value adjusted to 5.5 by triethylamine) was used as mobile phase B. The gradient elution was conducted, with flow rate at 1.0 mL/min,and the column temperature was at 35 ℃; the detection wavelength was 214 nm, and sample size was 10 μL was loaded on the was Shiseido AQ-C18 column (4.6 mm×250 mm, 5 μm) A total of 45 …

Exploration Of Multi Scene Task Scheduling And Simulation Experiment Platform For Materials Transportation Robots System, Weng Xun, Zhang Jing-Tian, Hu Xiao

Food and Machinery

Objective: Verify the feasibility of the task scheduling and algorithm test platform of the materials transportation robots system based on the actual order data. Methods: This paper discusses the design of simulation experiment through the independently developed platform, focusing on the typical scenarios of pharmaceutical logistics. Aiming at the logistics scenario of task allocation strategy of multi robot with task classification, the Memory Elite Population based Catastrophe Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search(MEPCALNS) algorithm is designed. Results: Compared with ALNS algorithm, the efficiency of MEPCALNS algorithm is increased by 3.16% on average. Conclusion: By means of algorithm optimization research and simulation operation …

Optimization Of The Biotransformation Process Pumpkin Polysaccharide By Using Lactobacillus Plantarum, Li Xiao-Jie, Guo Yi, Ma Qing, Wang Pu, Xiao Ping

Food and Machinery

Objective: This study aimed to improve the technological conditions of antioxidant activity of pumpkin polysaccharide. Methods:The effects of temperature, pumpkin powder/distilled water ratio of solid to liquid, inoculation amount and shaking speed on the extraction rate of bio-transformed pumpkin polysaccharide were investigated, and the scavenging ability of pumpkin polysaccharide on DPPH free radical was studied. Results:The optimal conditions were inoculation amount 1% and solid-liquid ratio 1∶30 (g/mL), with shaking speed of 100 r/min at 37 ℃. Under the control of these conditions, the scavenging rate of DPPH free radical was (54.61±1.58)%. The in vitro antioxidant activity of the …

Anti Oxidant Capacity And Immuno Enhancing Act Ivity Oflycium Bar Barum Protoplasm, Yang Lu, Zhao Ran, Wu Zhen-Huai, Yuji An-Qiang, Yaang Jia-Mei

Food and Machinery

Objective：This study focused on the antioxidant andimmune enhancing effects of L.bar barumpu ree.Methods：Theantioxidant capacity of L.bar barum puree was measured byes-tab lishing an acute liver injury model.The immune activity of L.bar barum protoplasmwas evaluated by measuring the index ofimmune organs， the content of serum hemolysin and the degreeof plantar thickening.Results：Both low and medium doses of L.bar barum puree could significantly increase the content of glut a-thione peroxidase(GSH PX) in serum(P＜0.05， P＜0.01) andglutathione(GSH) in liver tissue(P＜0.05) ， and significantlydecrease the content ofprotein carbonyl in liver tissue ofmicewith acute alcoholic liver injury(P＜0.05， P＜0.01)andthecontent of malondialdehyde(MDA) (P＜0.05， P＜0.01) …

Evaluation Of Uncertainty In Determination Of Five Kinds Of Carbamate Pesticide Residues In Apple By Liquid Chromatography-Post-Column Derivatization, Yu Xing, Chang Wei, Wang Yong-Lin, Yao Zeng

Food and Machinery

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the accuracy of determination results of five kinds of carbamate pesticide residues in apple. Methods: Five kinds of carbamate pesticide residues in apples were detected according to NY/T 761—2008, and the uncertainty of the determination process was evaluated and analyzed. Results: The contents of carbosulfur, methomyl, 3-hydroxycarbamate, aldicarb and isoprocarb in apples are expressed in the form of expanded uncertainty as (0.105 7±0.007 8), (0.107 7±0.006 2), (0.109 2±0.005 8), (0.103 9±0.008 4), (0.106 1±0.007 6) mg/kg (k=2). Conclusion: The main sources of uncertainty in the experiment are standard material, …

Principles Of Food Safety Regulation Transformation Under The Pursuit Of Co-Governance, Liang Jin-Gang, Qin Guo-Rong

Food and Machinery

Objective: This study aimend to explore the appropriate transformation path of regulatory power for food safety "social co-governance". Methods: The state of "social co-governance" mode of food safety was analyzed and the possible secondary risks of "decentralization" of regulatory authority were analyzed, so as to explain the rational transformation of regulatory authority. Results: The blind decentralization of regulatory power will cause the policy risks of governance loss and disorder, leading to greater food safety accidents. Conclusion: It is necessary to make clear the transformation of "strict supervision to refinement and flexibility", adhere to the transformation of "basic rights of social …

Optimization On Parameters Of Collecting And Sorting Device For Discarded Poultry Eggshells And Eggshell Membranes, Yang Yue-Bin, Chen Bo-Chao, Wang Ming-Jiu, Chi Yu-Jie, Chi Yuan

Food and Machinery

Objective:To efficiently exploited the discarded eggshells and eggshell membranes. Methods: The discarded eggshells was separated and collected. Used Fluent and EDEM coupling simulation to study the flow field characteristic and particles trajectory, which affected by structure parameters such as upper outlet diameter and lower outlet diameter of the collecting barrel. By analyzing flow field characteristic and capture rate of eggshells as well as eggshell membranes, the size of collecting barrel was optimized. The top angle, the vacuum of suction machine, the feeding inlet air velocity, the solid load of feeding inlet were used as the test factors. The recovery …

Research On Food Parallel Robot Grasping Technology Based On Ipso-Bpnn-Pid Control, Huang Chong-Fu, Chang Yu, Liu Li-Chao

Food and Machinery

Objective: In order to solve the problems of low efficiency and poor precision of parallel robot in food sorting. Methods: Based on the structure of the food sorting system, a moving target grasping strategy of delta robot based on Improved BP neural network and PID control is proposed. The improved particle swarm optimization algorithm is used to optimize the initial weight of BP neural network, and the optimized BP neural network is used to adjust the PID control parameters in real time. The performance of this method is analyzed by experiments, and its superiority is verified. Results: …

Optimization Of The Extraction Process Of Citronella Volatile Oil And Its Antioxidant And Antifungal Activities, Wang Jia-Li, Zhang Xiao-Nan, Xiong Ting-Ting, Niu Ya-Qian, Zhang Ying-Di, Xu Fu

Food and Machinery

Objective: This study aimed to optimize the microwave-assisted water distillation extraction process of citronella volatile oil, and to evaluate the antioxidant properties and antifungal ability of citronella volatile oil. Methods: The Box-Behnken response surface method was used to analyze the influence of liquid-to-material ratio, microwave power and microwave time on the yield of volatile oil. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis was used to identify the composition of the volatile oil. Thereafter, DPPH· and ABTS· scavenging methods and β-carotene bleaching experiment were utilized to evaluate the anti-oxidation ability of volatile oil. Perforation method and broth dilution method were used …

Workspace Simulation And Trajectory Planning Of Food Handling Robot, Cai Guo-Qing, Hao Rui-Lin, Zhou Li-Jie, Shi Yan

Food and Machinery

Objective: Analyzed the workspace of 6-DOF food handling robot and planed the motion trajectory, so as to provide basis for the layout of food handling platform in workstation and the motion control of robot. Methods: Composition and structure of the robot were analyzed, the kinematics model was established, and the kinematics model was verified by MATLAB. Based on this, the workspace of the robot was modeled and solved, the working area of the robot was obtained, and the reasonable layout position of the food handling table was given; combined with the requirements of food handling task, a three-stage …

Research Progress On Anti-Fatigue Function Of Marine Bioactive Substances, Xiao Mei-Fang, Wang Li, Tian Hao-Ran, Liu Bin, Zeng Feng

Food and Machinery

This review summarizes the mechanism of fatigue and the research achievements of active components in anti-fatigue such as polysaccharides and peptides from marine organisms in recent years. Finally, discussed the shortcomings and future direction of development of marine bioactive substances.

Effect Of Tobacco Moisture Content On Releases Of Main Components In Heated Cigarette Aerosol, Zhang Hu, Duan Yuan-Xing, Zhao Yang, Li Shi-Wei, Yang Liu

Food and Machinery

Objective: To investigate the effect of moisture content of heated cigarette on releases of aerosol main components. Methods: Three different types of heated cigarettes were used to study the effects of moisture content of cigarette sticks on the release of main aerosol components by gas chromatography. Results: ① The equilibrium humidity was a positive correlation between the moisture contents of tobacco materials and releases of total aerosol particulate matters. ② The moisture contents of heated cigarettes stored at different equilibrium humilities had a great effect on releases of glycerol and nicotine in aerosol, but a small effect on release of …